Gov. John M. Slaton

As governor, John M. Slaton commuted Leo Frank's death sentence in June 1915, troubled by the flimsy evidence behind Frank's murder conviction. The decision ended Slaton's political career and was followed by Frank's lynching that August.

Gov. John M. Slaton is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 2015. It is one of 357 historical markers documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.8413, -84.3849 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Smith, Tullie, House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Buckhead Theatre / The Social Center Reimagined, Meet You at the Buck's Head / The Commercial Core Reimagined, and Thornton, Albert E., House.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.